At a meeting attended by Chancellor Helmet Kohl, consultations
take place in the North Atlantic Council on the position of the
Government of the Federal Republic on developments in Germany and
related security matters.

The Lithuanian Parliament votes to break away from the Soviet Union
and regain its independence.

17
Mar

Warsaw Treaty Organisation Foreign Ministers meeting in Prague
support the continuation of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

18
Mar

In their first free elections in 40 years the citizens of the German
Democratic Republic give an overwhelming majority to the conservative
Alliance for Germany, marking a further key step in the process
of the unification of Germany.